Research involving the following products is subject to express authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé:
1° Organs and tissues of human origin and labile blood products ;
2° Cells of human origin and the cell therapy preparations referred to in Article L. 1243-1 ;
3° Xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 13° of Article L. 5121-1;
4° Medical devices incorporating products of human or animal origin or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are used that do not have CE marking;
5° Cosmetic products containing ingredients of animal origin, the list of which is set by order of the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products;
6° Organs and tissues of animal origin that are neither medical devices nor intended for medicinal products;
7° Products, other than medicinal products, composed in whole or in part of genetically modified organisms.